Himalayan Team

Tashi is a dynamic and versatile new generation Sherpa, who has a contemporary worldwide mindset, even though he studied ...

Tashi Sherpa manager-guide

Tashi is a dynamic and versatile new generation Sherpa, who has a contemporary worldwide mindset, even though he studied in the fancy Darjeeling in India. He still cherishes the vivid memory of his childhood in the small Ghunsa village at 3600 meters above sea level that is situated in beneath of the third highest peak: Mount Kanchanjunga. During the seven years he was working in the Himalaya, he got many opportunities to travel around the World and to successfully climb some of the biggest mountains like Mount Everest (with Norbu Sherpa), Mount Manaslu and Ama Dablam. Besides climbing, Tashi manages the official work of WILD YAK EXPEDITIONS and is one of the significant members of the Team.

His devotion to tourism kept him enthusiastic to check the legal aspect of WILD YAK EXPEDITIONS and encouraged the team...

Bhupal Dhakal lawyer-advisor

Calm and kind hearted, Bhupal has seventeen years of experience in the field of tourism sector in Nepal. Bhupal worked in trekking companies from a very young age but parallel he was also preparing his master degree in Law. His devotion to tourism kept him enthusiastic to check the legal aspect of WILD YAK EXPEDITIONS and encouraged the team to perform excellent work under the Nepalese law and regulation. Besides travel and legal interests, he can often be found performing meditation and Yoga.

Dedicated and polite but very strict when it comes to the matter of company accounts, Keyur is full of energy and passionate about learning...

Keyur Lama account-manager

Dedicated and polite but very strict when it comes to the matter of company accounts, Keyur is full of energy and passionate about learning new things. His curious mind and adventure nature took him for trekking around some exotic parts of Nepal. His experience in working with the Expeditions Operations Association of Nepal gave him some additional skills in the field of tourism in Nepal. Hospitality and personal attention to the Guests are also prime importance for Keyur.

Ang Gelu has more than two-decade experience in guiding around the Himalaya as climbing Sirdar and trekking Guide...

Ang Gelu Sherpa expedition-sirdar

Expedition Sirdar, competition Cyclist, trekking Guide and climbing Instructor, one man but with versatile career. Ang Gelu has more than two-decade experience in guiding around the Himalaya as climbing Sirdar and trekking Guide. His legendary climbing proficiency consists of the ascents of Mount Everest from both routes (Nepal and Tibet), Mount Cho-Oyu, Mount Manaslu and many other mountains of Nepal and Tibet. Ang Gelu is also one of the first Himalayan cyclists in Nepal, who took the challenge to bike in the harsh terrain of Mustang and Tibetan plateau. Cycling more than 2000 kilometers from the Indian Ocean (sea level) to the Mount Cho-Oyu Basecamp, with straight climbs of such mountain was the paramount glory of his career.

Sherpa who have climbed Kanchenjunga three times and two times K2. Beside these two challenging mountains, he summited several times...

Pasang Sherpa expedition-sirdar

Honest and straightforward, Pasang Sherpa was born and grew up running on the meadows at the bottom of the third highest peak in the World: Mount Kanchenjunga. From his early age, Pasang dreamed of scaling Mount Kanchanjunga. He did it not once but thrice! He is one of the very few Sherpa who have climbed Kanchenjunga three times and two times K2. Beside these two challenging mountains, he summited several times Mount Everest, Manaslu and Cho-Oyu. His great experience, modest and friendly nature mark him as one of the remarkable Sirdar for WILD YAK EXPEDITIONS. His calm and thoughtful professional guidance in the mountain are highly appreciated by our Guests. On 21 May 2016, Pasang Sherpa along with his Guests, Norbu Sherpa and Andrea Zimmermann (founders of WILD YAK EXPEDITIONS) were the first people to be on top of Mount Everest.

Gyamtso counts an extensive professional experience in trekking and expeditions around the Himalaya. His versatile talents for climbing giants...

Gyamtso Lama expedition-sirdar

Gyamtso counts an extensive professional experience in trekking and expeditions around the Himalaya. His versatile talents for climbing giants like Mount Everest, Cho-Oyu and baking muffins, bread or chocolate cakes in 6000 meters, makes him unique. Gyamtso started his career as an expedition cook (Chef de Cuisine) but gradually his desires to scale big mountains made him abscond cookery and climb high mountains, where he was very successful. Kind, sincere and of hardworking nature, he is a great person as an individual, as well as a worthy team member for WILD YAK EXPEDITIONS.

Sonam is from Khunde(3840 meters), a small beautiful village in Everest Region just above Namche...

Sonam Sherpa trekking-guide

Sonam is from Khunde(3840 meters), a small beautiful village in Everest Region just above Namche. He has earned a Higher Diploma in Tourism and Hotel Management. With 12 years of experience in Tourism, Sonam worked as an assistant guide for the couple of years which helped him to be a qualified experienced guide today.

Sonam is multilingual – fluent in English and speaks good Chinese & Hindi and his native languages of Nepali and Sherpa.

Norbu Sherpa was born in Ghunsa (3800m), Taplejung (Nepal) beneath of the third highest peak of the World, the Mount Kanchenjunga (8586m). After having spent his childhood running after yaks, he was sent to Darjeeling (India), land of tea plantations to attend school and to study. He then traveled around the globe visiting Switzerland, France, China/Tibet, Sichuan, Kirgizstan, India, Pakistan. He speaks fluently various languages: English, Indian, Tibetan, Nepali.

The vision to empower the young generation and inspire the benefit of traveling to the people are Norbu’s principal objectives behind the creation of WILD YAK EXPEDITIONS.

Punctuality is in his nerves. Bill Thapa is WILD YAK EXPEDITIONS transportation manager. He and his team are available at any time..

Bill Thapa transportation-manager

Punctuality is inand any place upon our request. Serious, dynamic and hardworking Bill Thapa is also president of the Vehicle Association of the Domestic Airport of Nepal and frequently seen at the International or Domestic Airport of Nepal. As WILD YAK EXPEDITIONS Guests it is enough to say the name “WILD YAK EXPEDITIONS” to avoid any misguidance at the Airports in Kathmandu.